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2 • TAX_POLICYMASON ISD (Mason County)

Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption

Presented in: MASON ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2023-09-18
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
CF
Cole Farmer
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
PK
Pam Kruse
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
JL
Joe Langehennig
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
JS
Jim Smith
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
KM
Kathryn Martin
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
TC
Tina Cantu-Navarro
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
EB
Eric Buell
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2023-09-18 session of MASON ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.0/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.